--- title: Veep: HBO Political Comedy to End After Season 7 description: Producers of the hit comedy series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus have decided to wrap up production after Season 7 in 2018. canonical: https://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/ author: Kevin Lui article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-09-07T03:20:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T17:18:57.551Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: HBO's 'Veep' Will End After Season 7 og:description: "The story has a finality to it that feels end-of-series," Julia Louis-Dreyfus said og:url: https://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68754c4717f3032b/6988dcc5e76ad262eb62f0d8/gettyimages-688503522.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: HBO's "Veep" FYC Event - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: HBO's 'Veep' Will End After Season 7 twitter:description: "The story has a finality to it that feels end-of-series," Julia Louis-Dreyfus said twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68754c4717f3032b/6988dcc5e76ad262eb62f0d8/gettyimages-688503522.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # The Seventh Season of HBO's _Veep_ Will Be Its Last by [Kevin Lui](https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Sep 7, 2017 3:20 AM UTC  Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus attends HBO's "Veep" FYC event on May 25, 2017 in North Hollywood, California. Actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus attends HBO's "Veep" FYC event on May 25, 2017 in North Hollywood, California.Paul Archuleta—FilmMagic/Getty Images by [Kevin Lui](https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/) ## Kevin Lui Sep 7, 2017 3:20 AM UTC The producers of HBO comedy _Veep_ have decided to end the show after its seventh season next year. The much-loved comedy series about political dysfunction in Washington has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards since it began in 2012, including two for outstanding comedy series. HBO programmers called the decision “bittersweet” in a statement. “We love the show and everyone involved but respect the producers’ choice to bring Selina Meyer’s journey to its conclusion after an extraordinary run of critical and award-winning acclaim,” Casey Bloys, president of programming at HBO, [told](http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/veep-to-end-with-season-7-1202549644/) Variety. “Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ comedic brilliance infused Selina with a dynamic presence and a vibrant wit which will ensure her a place in the history of television’s most iconic comedic characters.” Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won five consecutive Emmys for her performance as narcissistic Vice President (then failed President) Selina Meyer. She’s up for a sixth Emmy at this year’s awards for best actress in a comedy series. “It became clear that this season should be the last season,” Louis-Dreyfus [told](http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/hbos-veep-end-season-7-1036027) _The Hollywood Reporter_. “We don’t want to repeat ourselves or wear out our welcome. The story has a finality to it that feels end-of-series.” _Veep_‘s final season will begin shooting on Oct. 16 and will air on HBO in 2018. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/"},"headline":"The Seventh Season of HBO's Veep Will Be Its Last","datePublished":"2017-09-07T03:20:56.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T17:18:57.551Z","description":"HBO programmers called the decision \"bittersweet\" in a statement.","url":"https://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/","keywords":["Television","HBO","Veep","onetime"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68754c4717f3032b/6988dcc5e76ad262eb62f0d8/gettyimages-688503522.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Kevin Lui","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/kevin-lui/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt68754c4717f3032b/6988dcc5e76ad262eb62f0d8/gettyimages-688503522.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"HBO's \"Veep\" FYC Event - Arrivals","caption":"HBO's \"Veep\" FYC Event - Arrivals","creditText":"Paul Archuleta—FilmMagic/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4930772/veep-hbo-season-7-last/","name":"The Seventh Season of HBO's Veep Will Be Its Last"}}]}] ```